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UK-based nuclear technology company Newcleo on 31 August announced its incorporation with the closing of a $118 million initial capital raising and the acquisition of Hydromine Nuclear Energy. Newcleo said its disruptive approach is based on the innovative application of well-developed technologies, including, (1) Lead Fast Reactors (LFRs), which utilise lead as a coolant; (2) Accelerator Driven Systems (ADSs), based on coupling a sub-critical reactor with a particle accelerator; and (3) the use of natural thorium fuel.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 03 September 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnuclear-technology-company-newcleo-acquires-hydromine-9051655
Jordan has been operating a "pioneering" processing plant to recover yellowcake from uranium ores since the start of the year, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Commission has announced. Khaled Toukan's remarks were reported by state news agency Petra and shared by the Jordanian Uranium Mining Company (JUMCO), operator of the plant. JUMCO, which is the commercial arm of Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission, was established in 2013 to carry out radioactive elements exploration and development in Jordan.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 28 July 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Jordan-declares-uranium-plant-fully-operational
Iraq is working on a plan to build nuclear reactors in face of widespread blackouts that have sparked social unrest, Bloomberg reported on 8 June. Despite being OPEC’s second biggest oil producer, Iraq is suffering from power shortages and insufficient investment in ageing plants, and needs to meet an expected 50% jump in demand by the end of the decade. Building NPPs could help to close the supply gap.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiraq-looks-to-revive-its-nuclear-programme-8822664
International treaties governing nuclear security serve as frameworks based on shared experience, but they are not a substitute for practical and ongoing cooperation. This was one of the messages from delegates at NP1 - The Nuclear Power Conference Israel - Threats, Challenges, Opportunities.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 05 December 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Extending-nuclear-cooperation-to-the-Middle-East
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has ordered the formation of a committee tasked to build a nuclear research reactor, the Iraqi Radioactive Sources Regulatory Authority (IRSRA) said on 24 September.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 29 September 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiraq-sets-up-committee-tasked-with-building-a-research-reactor-8153629
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report on 16 January confirming that Iran had honoured commitments to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), agreed last July following extensive negotiations between Iran and the E3+3 group (UK, France, Germany, the US, Russia and China). The JCPOA set limits on Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for the removal of all nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Monday, 18 January 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsimplementation-of-iran-deal-begins-4786522
Russia and Jordan have signed an inter-governmental agreement for cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 22 May 2009
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsrussia-signs-nuclear-cooperation-agreement-with-jordan